...noleum, past the meditation room where his parents sat, and began his way up the stairs. No matter how lightly he let his feet fall, each stair groaned at his weight. "Susan," he heard his mother, Ocean Bird call from downstairs. "Yes, mother?" "Could you come here please?" Sent into convulsions, Mandark came sullenly back down the stairs finding himself face to face with his mother. "Susan, honey, Olga told me5" Here it was; the deafening blow. "5that you were picking up your history notes from your classmate's house. I made you some hot cocoa to warm you up."He almost expected eerie twilight zone music to take over, Mandark couldn't figure out why everyone was acting so out of character. Douglas blew him off, Olga stood by him, and his mother made him cocoa instead of the tea he disliked. Rather than jinx it, Mandark sipped his cocoa thoughtfully, thanking his mother and going upstairs, definitely ready for a weekend.Although the stairs were nothing compared to his trip home from the park, he now felt on the brink of collapse, starting on the inside. He took hold on the railing for support, and as he did so, Olga passed by right under his nose, not giving him the slightest notice. "Um, thank you for5for5not5" Glancing over her shoulder at her brother, who was at her complete mercy, Olga interrupted his stuttering gratitude. "Hey, I know. They'll kick me out of the Little Sisters Union if anyone finds out, so keep it quiet. But what else could I do? Y...